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hold back the tide

Polish translation: zatrzymać przypływ

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English term or phrase:	hold back the tide
Polish translation:	zatrzymać przypływ
Entered by:	Natalia Nieć

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05:59 Nov 9, 2011

English to Polish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / theatrical play

English term or phrase: hold back the tide

Steve No, I’ve been here all night, I’m not waiting any longer.
Mrs Andrews Well I’m sorry but they said driver’s on his way and a ford focus only goes so fast in this weather.
Steve Ford Focus? Jesus.
Mrs Andrews It’s no bad thing you learn a lesson. You may be worried, you may want to get home but you can’t beat nature. You can’t hold back the tide.
Steve Well we can.
Mrs Andrews What?
Steve That’s exactly what the Thames Barrier does. Stops the tide coming in. We build tunnels, we fly, we go to the moon, of course you can beat nature -

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